With the imposition of coronavirus restrictions, mandatory quarantine, health insurance and COVID-19 tests, stranded Bangladeshi migrant workers face uncertainty in travelling to the Middle East for work. Many of them waited outside the Saudia office in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar for air tickets to Saudi Arabia although the office was closed on the Buddha Purnima public holiday on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove